FNUS74 KLIX 251214 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT FOURCHON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 714 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0600 CDT...A WEAK 1012MB LOW PRES AREA WAS LOCATED NR THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS. A VERY FLAT PRESSURE FIELD OVER ENTIRE GLFMEX WITH 1014MB HIGH NR 27N/90W AND RIDGING E-W ACROSS N HALF OF GLFMEX. ACCAS BASED BKN070 BECMG BETTER DEVLPD W/ISOLD TSTMS OVR CNTRL MS AND CNTRL AL MOVG S. OUTFLOW FM THESE CLUSTERS LIKELY TO INTERACT WITH LK/GLF BREEZE THIS AFTN FOR PSBL INC IN TSTM COVERAGE MAINLY ON LAND AREAS DURG AFTN/EVE...MOVG INTO N GLFMEX OVRNGT. SFC PRESSURE AT SPILL LOCATION 1012MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF BARATARIA BAY WITH POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS... AT 629 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS... OVER COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM...OR ABOUT 18 NM NORTHWEST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING WEST AT 10 KNOTS. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF BARATARIA BAY AND POSSIBLY MOVE CLOSE TO PORT FOURCHON AND GRAND ISLE AROUND 9 AM. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS ...KHUM - HOUMA LA AWOS ...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W ...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W METAR KBVE 251151Z AUTO 30003KT 3SM BR CLR 26/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02560239 10256 20239 51012 TSNO METAR KGAO 251203Z AUTO 29005KT 24/22 A2994 RMK AO2 PWINO SPECI KHUM 251150Z 35007KT 5SM BR FEW040 24/24 A2996 METAR KMDJ 251155Z AUTO 33012KT 9SM CLR 28/25 A2994 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 251155Z AUTO 00000G11KT 10SM FEW085 29/19 A2992 RMK A01 .RADAR...AT 0700 CDT A SMALL CLUSTER OF TSTMS WAS LOCATED 28NM E OF SPOT LOCATION...MOVG W 10KT. WATERSPOUTS MAY BE OCCURRING UNDER THESE CELLS. IF STORMS MAINTAIN...ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL AT PORT FOURCHON AREA AND GRAND ISLE BTWN 930 AND 945 AM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.97 FT AT 0638 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE. GISL1 1.51 FT AT 0638 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.60 FT AT 0803 CDT. PTFL1 1.68 FT AT 0638 CDT RISING NEAR HIGH TIDE. CAMINADA PASS NEAR PORT FOURCHON... (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 05/25/2010 TUE 08:25AM LDT 1.2 H 07:26PM LDT -0.2 L 05/26/2010 WED 09:01AM LDT 1.3 H 08:12PM LDT -0.3 L 05/27/2010 THU 09:43AM LDT 1.4 H 08:59PM LDT -0.3 L 05/28/2010 FRI 10:26AM LDT 1.4 H 09:46PM LDT -0.3 L 05/29/2010 SAT 11:09AM LDT 1.3 H 10:32PM LDT -0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........26 26 30 30 30 54 54 54 54 51 51 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 80 82 82 83 83 84 84 84 84 83 RH..............79 78 76 74 75 75 73 72 72 73 73 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE E SE S SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 36 31 31 33 32 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 81 79 78 78 78 RH..............73 75 80 82 81 79 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 E 4 NE 4 NE 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM LC SM .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 28 41 41 50 50 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 79 81 82 83 83 RH..............79 76 71 70 68 66 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 4 NE 4 E 5 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100525.PORTF.04/LIX